Why is Thailand's goal called lacking fair play?

In the 64th minute of the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final, the Thai team scored an unfair goal against the Vietnamese team, causing a lot of controversy.

The two teams argued after Thailand's goal by Supachok Sarachat in the 64th minute - Photo: NGUYEN KHOI

In the 64th minute of the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final on the evening of January 5, the Thai team scored a goal from a beautiful long-range shot by Supachok Sarachat, raising the score to 2-1 for the Thai team. It is worth noting that Supachok scored in a situation where the Vietnamese players were waiting for a fair-play return. Sharing with Tuoi Tre Online , a Vietnamese referee at FIFA level said: "In the previous situation, the Vietnamese team kicked the ball out of bounds for some reason on the field. Then when the ball was in play, the Vietnamese players waited for the opponent to return the ball for fair play, so there was no dispute. But the Thai player did not return the ball but decided to play the ball and score. The referee or VAR cannot intervene in this situation. The referee can only call the captain and head coach of the two teams to talk. Specifically, if the goal is like that, fair play should be played, allowing the team that conceded the goal to advance the ball and return the goal. However, Thailand's decision was no. Because if so, they will clearly suffer a loss and may lose. The Vietnamese players also made a mistake in this situation of conceding a goal. We must always be ready to play in all situations, we cannot wait for them to take the initiative to play fair."

Captain Duy Manh argued with the referee about the Thai team's inelegant goal - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH

Although Thailand's goal was considered valid, it lacked the spirit of fair play and sportsmanship . Therefore, even though the final match between Thailand and Vietnam has not ended, Vietnamese fans have reacted strongly on social media platforms. This story will certainly continue to cause controversy among fans and the media after the final match ends.

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